Water-closet.



PATENTED AUG. 30, 1904.

P. o. ZAGHARIB.

WATER oLosBT. I APPLIUTION FILED APR. 27., 1904.

Nd MODEL.

C. Zac/lanzo. l

UNITED STATES Patented August 30, 1904.

WATER-GLOSET.v i

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 768,890, dated August30, 19.04.

Application filed April 27, 1904.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FRANCIS CHARLES ZACHA- RTE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Orleans, Orleans parish, Louisiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tater-Closets, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to water-closets of that class in which a flushingapparatus is used. for cleansing' the bowl. It is applicable to suchclosets whether the valve be automatically intermittent in its action orwhether the valve be such that the water flows while the valv is heldopen.

The object of the invention is primarily to hold up the seat when not inuse, so that the bowl may be used also as a urinal; but it also includesa construction whereby the lowering oli' the seat to its place upon thebowl operates the valve to flush the bowl. y

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- AFigurel shows the seat in an elevated position, together with itsconnections in position correspondingthereto. Fig. 2 is a like view ofthe seat closed and the connections with the valve under tension.

In the drawings, T represents a flushingtank of any suitableconstruction having a flushing-valve. The special form ofvalve-operating arm is shown at A, by the downward pulling of which theiiushing-valve is operated. This is representative of any form ofvalve-operating connection. To this arm is connected a chain F, whichruns over a pulley B, xed to a suitable support. From this pulley achain extends downwardly and is connected to a second chain E, attachedbylany suitable means, such as a bracket G, to the seat S. This chain Eextends upward and runs over a pulley C, suitably supported on the tank,whence it extends downward, where its free end is connected with aweight D. This weight is sufficient to counterbalance the weight of theseat and to raise and hold it in the position shown in Fig. l. I preferto make this weight D in the form of a hollow serial No. 205,172. (Nomodel.)

ball with an opening, so that it may be lled with sand or other weightysubstance and accurately adjusted, so as just to overcome the weight ofthe seat. that when the seat is pressed down it will pull upon the chainE, raise the weight, and also pull suciently uponthe chain F to operatethe valve-arm A. The chain shown is representative of cord or anysuitable connection. The seat is pivoted in the ordinary manner, and thechain connections therewith are adjusted upon the seat into properposition to allow the seat to rise and fall with sufcient scope for theoperation. of the valve.

The advantages incident to the use of this invention will be obvious,but may be briefly stated, as follows: While in use by a person sittingon the seat the bowl of the closet is flushed from the tank with water,so as to carry ofi the fecal matter as fast as dropped, and thusallowing little or no escape of the odor and stench. The matter beingthus carried off, none remains in the bowl when the person rises fromthe sitting posture, and there is no necessity of pulling the chain orcord to empty the bowl as in the ordinary closet, a thing which is oftenneglected, whereby a considerable nuisance is created. Further, when thecloset is not in use by a person sitting on.

it the seat of the closet is raised by the weight and the bowl of thecloset can be made use of as a urinal, whereas in the ordinary closet,the seat-lid being down, careless persons wet the seat by urinatingthereon. Again, the device will thus do away with the necessity of aurinal separate and distinct from the closet, thus avoiding theadditional expense of the urinal, and it can be applied to any closethaving a flushing-tank, and, iinally, it is purely automatic andobviates all the evil effects of persons using the ordinary closet in acareless or negligent manner.

I claim as my invention` l. In combination, the bowl, a hinged seat,

, an overhead flushing-tank, a chain connecting the seat with the valveof the overhead tank for operating the same, and a weight connect- T heparts are so adjusted l ed with said chain and arranged to normally ningover a pulley B into Connection with a hold the seat in e practicallyVertical position, chain E, all substantially as described. IOsubstantially as described. In testimony whereof I affix my signaturein2. In Combination with abowl and its hinged presence of two Witnesses.seat, and with the valve of the liuShing-tank, FRANCIS CHARLES ZACHARIE.e Chain E running' over a pulley C and having Vitnesses: on its free enda Weight D, and a chain F eon- JESSE W. ROSS,

neeted With the valve-operating arm and run- J. V. CHENET.

